Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Thanks to everyone who submitted their favorite summer reads for this month’s Readers’ Review. Diane picked “Dancing at the Rascal Fair” by Ivan Doig, which is also one of her favorite books. It is the central volume in a trilogy that traces the fate of a Scottish family in Montana.
Guests
- Deirdre Donahue Book Critic for "USA Today"
- Mark La Framboise Politics and Prose Books, Washington, D.C.
- Andre Bernard Vice President and Secretary of the Guggenheim Foundation; former publisher with Harcourt
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